Not a Coincidence on CBS’ NCIS

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00:00These excerpts are kind of vague.

00:02Yeah, but the prose is tight.

00:04They accuse the tenant of hastings and dereliction of duty without a shred of evidence.

00:07They're beating the readers. Big reveal is probably in the full book.

00:10Or smoke and mirrors. Have you ever heard of this author? Marley Jaggers?

00:14No, there's no record of him. Probably a pen name.

00:16What kind of cower hides behind a fake name?

00:18I don't know.

00:19What? I use a pen name for my books.

00:21Yeah, but you're not attacking anyone. This feels like a PR stunt.

00:24If it is, the publisher could use the investigation to build buzz.

00:27So we might be doing their job for them.

00:29Reminds me of someone else we know. LaRoche? Getting assigned to our case?

00:34You think he planned this?

00:35He's been in and out of Seknav's office for weeks. That dude is definitely looking to score some points.

00:40Maybe he'll be too busy brown nosing to bug us.

00:44There you are.

00:46Thought you were avoiding me.

00:49Why are we meeting down here again?

00:51It's where the bodies are, right? Also, it's warmer.

00:54Yeah, barely.

00:56Do me a favor and stop that.

00:59Excuse me?

01:00No eating or drinking down here.

01:05Right. Down to business. How does this work? Do I ask questions or...

01:11We usually start with an update.

01:13Do your thing. Pretend I'm not here. Like Jane Goodall with gorillas.

01:24Go.

01:25Book excerpts. Focus on an ambush in the early hours of December 19th, 2010.

01:29Lieutenant Merritt Hastings led a squad outside of Sangin.

01:33It's a Taliban stronghold in one of the deadliest zones in the war.

01:36The squad was staged and awaiting pre-dawn orders to move out.

01:39Until they were hit from the northwest with rifle fire and RPGs.

01:43Including a grenade that Hastings managed to throw back.

01:45Saving lives.

01:46By the time it was over, there were still six Marines wounded, three killed.

01:50Privates Howard Rain and Yancey Bickle and Landis Corporal Evan Cross.

01:53Each case cause of death was bullet wounds. 7.62mm Soviet rounds.

01:59AK-47 Taliban standard issue.

02:01Entry wounds all match. No signs of friendly fire.

02:04Despite having shrapnel in his arms, Hastings still managed to drag a man to safety.

02:08He's a hero.

02:10So there's no case?

02:12Sure there is. Straight up slander.

02:14Attacking the face of a veterans bill right before the vote? It's not a coincidence.

02:18Who would vote against the veterans?

02:19Nobody. That's the thing.

02:21Right, but discredit Hastings and the whole bill falls apart.

02:24It's smart.

02:26Politically speaking.

02:27So we're looking for lobbyists. Political rivals.

02:30Anyone on the Hill with something to gain, I'll put out some feelers.

02:33In the meantime, we should talk to Hastings.

02:34We got a call into his motorcycle shop in Falls Church.

02:37Ooh, custom bikes. I'm in.

02:40Actually, uh, maybe I should go instead.

02:44A political operative might be more useful.

02:47Wouldn't want Hastings to say something to make things worse.

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